Sökning: "Sentinel node"

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  1. 21. Etiologic, diagnostic and prognostic factors in vulvar cancer

    Författare :Gunnel Lindell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :sentinel node biopsy;

    Sammanfattning : Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma (VSCC) can be divided into two subgroups basaloid and/or warty (HPV-associated) and keratinizing/non-keratinizing carcinomas (not HPV-associated). The inguinal lymph node status represents the most powerful prognostic factor. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Vulvar cancer : patterns of recurrence, quality of life and extended indications for the sentinel node technique

    Författare :Diana Zach; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Vulvar cancer is a rare malignancy and few studies have addressed the course of disease and the impact of physical and psychological symptoms on healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL) over time. In addition, extending the indication for sentinel node biopsy in vulvar cancer requires further evaluation. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in muscle-invasive urinary bladder cancer : studies on treatment response, tumor draining lymph nodes and blood transfusion

    Författare :Robert Rosenblatt; Amir Sherif; Ola Winqvist; Per Marits; Ralph Peeker; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bladder cancer; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; tumor downstaging; sentinel nodes; blood transfusion; Urology; kirurgi; särskilt urologi; Medicine; medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Muscle-invasive urinary bladder cancer is a deadly disease. Mortality rates remained unchanged for decades despite radical surgery.After several randomized trials, we today know that cisplatin based chemotherapy given prior to cystectomy, improves survival for every tenth patient. LÄS MER

  5. 24. The Prognostic and Treatment Predictive Value of Proliferation and TIMP-1 in Breast Cancer

    Författare :Marie Klintman; Bröstcancer-genetik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; predictive marker; resistance; prognostic factor; proliferation; prospective; TIMP-1; Ki67; S-phase; MAI; PPH3; cyclin B1; cyclin A; node-negative; validation;

    Sammanfattning : Breast cancer is the most common tumour form and the second leading cause of death in solid tumours in women in the Western world. Despite improvements in the treatment, a considerable number of patients will relapse and die from their breast cancer. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Utility of hybrid SPECT/CT in sentinel lymph node mapping, and [18]F FDG-PET/CT for treatment response evaluation in cancer patients

    Författare :Stefan Gabrielson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) method is currently well established in the staging of clinically node-negative breast cancer. However, there is some debate concerning the reliability of this method following previous breast surgery. LÄS MER